This is a guest post from Miranda Marquit. Miranda Marquit is freelance writer and personal finance blogger. She also edits information on debt consolidation for DestroyDebt.com. My husband and I have discussed retiring by the time we’re 50, and one of the major requirements that always comes up is how we want to be completely [...]
We finally moved into the RV
Published in September 29th, 2008
We have finally moved into the RV. I will return to regular blogging hopefully sometime next week when I get around to installing net access (I’m writing this from the library parking lot ). If I get some time in between fixing the water pump, getting the fridge to run, reinventing indoor plumbing, and generally [...]
Manifesto
Published in September 26th, 2008
In a home I need walls, roof, windows, and a door that can be opened and closed. I also need a place to cook, a place to eat, a place to sleep, a place for a guest, and a place to write. More space is not better. More space means a bigger house. A bigger [...]
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